Tuesday July 24. Daily coverage of the 2012 National Aeromodeling Championships

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Tuesday July 24 Mike Harrison is one of our perennial

Recently, there has been much written online about a new

Mike s XURAMA is not the design, it is actually a kit

Mike is always a great addition to our Nats!

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1 Tuesday July 24 Mike Harrison is one of our perennial favorites. Recently, there has been much written online about a new biplane design that Mike was working on. Mike s XURAMA is not the design, it is actually a kit Mike got ready for this year while his own design stays under lock and key. Mike wanted us to know his XURAMA is glow-powered. Mike is always a great addition to our Nats! Daily coverage of the 2012 National Aeromodeling Championships Academy of Model Aeronautics International Aeromodeling Center, Muncie IN website: nats@modelaircraft.org Copyright Academy of Model Aeronautics 2012 Editors: Ashley Rauen, Rachelle Haughn, Liz Helms

AC started his Aerobatics career at the tender age of seven. By age nine, he had transitioned from mode 2 to mode 1 and entered his first contest in 1999.

For the first time in years, Gary Harris s motorcycle didn t travel from North Carolina to Muncie. Ed has big shoes to fill, but he is filling them very well.

The Hochhalter name is well known at the RC Aerobatics Nats, but it is usually Chuck we are talking about. Keeping the lines flowing on Site 4 is Chuck s better half, Leslie.

2 RC Aerobatics Jim Quinn reporting. RC Aerobatics Day 2 Today s Events: RC Aerobatics AC GLENN S airplane was the first to grace the air above the AMA International Aeromodeling Center for the 2012 RC Aerobatics Nats. AC started his Aerobatics career at the tender age of seven. By age nine, he had transitioned from mode 2 to mode 1 and entered his first contest in Today, AC is one of the top pilots in the United States, but that first contest with his Kaos.60 didn t show his future abilities to their fullest. Ed Lane is on Site 3. For the first time in years, Gary Harris s motorcycle didn t travel from North Carolina to Muncie. Ed has big shoes to fill, but he is filling them very well. Ed really likes being up close and personal with so many of the best pilots in the country. The Hochhalter name is well known at the RC Aerobatics Nats, but it is usually Chuck we are talking about. Keeping the lines flowing on Site 4 is Chuck s better half, Leslie. Leslie thinks the RC Nats are awesome. Everything is running very smoothly here on Site 4, she said. Archie Stafford, our event director for 2012, was lucky enough to get several seasoned veterans to help him this year. There were also several new members of our 2012 support staff. We have three new Line Chiefs. Bob Kane keeps Site 1 flowing for us. Bob is also flying Masters on Site 1! If you need a car parked at the Weak Signals show in Toledo, Ohio, Bob Kane is your man to see.

RC Aerobatics Jim Quinn reporting. Finally, we have Andrew Gonzalez running the scores for Sites 1 and 3.

Mike and Lynn Gradinjan came down from Sheboygan, Wisconsin, to enjoy the best of the best at our RC Aerobatics Nats.

If you re our twotime National Champion, Andrew Jesky, you go to Tucson, Arizona, and win the Aerobatic Shootout with a big 40% airplane. Reality sets in and you go back to Utah and work.

There is that new P and F-13 calling for attention. So what if you are flying at 5000 feet and your airplane doesn t perform like it does at lower altitudes. Your batteries like it better.

3 RC Aerobatics Jim Quinn reporting. Finally, we have Andrew Gonzalez running the scores for Sites 1 and 3. Andrew thought he was coming to help his dad, Jerry, at his first Nats, but he was ready to respond to Archie as well. Mike and Lynn Gradinjan came down from Sheboygan, Wisconsin, to enjoy the best of the best at our RC Aerobatics Nats. What do you do after bringing your team home to fi rst place and finishing in third place individually? Put your feet up? If you re our twotime National Champion, Andrew Jesky, you go to Tucson, Arizona, and win the Aerobatic Shootout with a big 40% airplane. Reality sets in and you go back to Utah and work. Yes, you belong to a local club, but that is 45 minutes away. So why not fly off a semi-private road just a few minutes from home. So what if it is only 10 out. There is that new P and F-13 calling for attention. So what if you are flying at 5000 feet and your airplane doesn t perform like it does at lower altitudes. Your batteries like it better. So just deal with the cold temperatures and swirling winds up in the mountains. No one ever got to be third in the world by sitting at home and putting another log on the fire. We are all familiar with many of Andrew s designs. We are waiting and longing for a firm date when we can buy his 2M Osiris. Many of us are flying the 62-inch version and think it is fabulous. Utah is cold in the winter and you can only practice so much in 10 weather, so why not design the ultimate F3A airplane? You ve already done a lot of design work on the wings and tails of your Sparks, so all you need now is a new fuselage. Collaborate with some of your friends such as Chip Hyde or Dave Snow. Get Extreme Composites to make a plugs and set up some fuselages. Do a little more work on the wings and tails, and then you have a whole new airplane; Andrew s first fully competitive F3A machine, the Proteus. Yes, like the Osiris, the Proteus is another mythical ancient god. NN Echo was along as a spectator. Her mother, Sharon, brought her along to enjoy her father, Steve Lelito, flying on Site 1. Echo is a Jack Russell Corgi. To view daily scores of the competition, visit and click on the Nats 2012 tab.

More than 50 years have passed since Jane and Ron

Make it a point to stop by the event center

This week s events: Wednesday RC Aerobatics Thursday

Sunday RC Soaring Monday RC Soaring The 2012

4 RC Aerobatics Jim Quinn reporting. Farewell to Jane and Ron Morgan. More than 50 years have passed since Jane and Ron first volunteered to run the Nats for AMA. Make it a point to stop by the event center (farmhouse) and wish them the very, very best! This week s events: Wednesday RC Aerobatics Thursday RC Aerobatics Friday No Events Saturday RC Soaring Sunday RC Soaring Monday RC Soaring The 2012 National Aeromodeling Championships is proudly sponsored by: Applebee s is a proud sponsor of all AMA 2012 summer events.

This was a really good year of combat with some new faces and new winners. It was nice to see Tom and Brian Neff get wins in Scale and Open B this year.

5 RC Combat Don Grissom reporting. WELL, ANOTHER year is in the books for RC Combat. After Friday s rain delay, we ended up canceling the rest of the events for the day and went with the scores that were already completed from the day before. This was a really good year of combat with some new faces and new winners. It was nice to see Tom and Brian Neff get wins in Scale and Open B this year. William Drumm III once again took home first place in Limited B and SSC. RC Combat Wrap-Up David Smithgall from Virginia did well at his first Nats placing second in Scale. Another top performer was Dave Davis with a third-place finish in Limited B. I was able to have a good finish of fifth place in SSC with my new airplanes that I got just before the Nats. I would also like to thank Jill for once again providing plenty of assistance with the scorekeeping for the past five years. Bob Loescher ran a smooth contest with few issues. In fact, we only had one line violation during the entire Nats. We also had some good prizes this year, with every contestant getting a Combat engine and those who registered early got a T-shirt. We also gave those who drove long distances some gas money to help make it back home, which was one thing I really enjoyed being able to do. Hopefully, next year there will be even more pilots from across the country. Until then, watch your Six! NN

6 RC Combat Don Grissom reporting.

Scores 2012 National Aeromodeling Championships. Our apologies! In the Sunday, July 22, NatsNews, the names of the CL Combat winners were incorrect.

26 Pete Mazur Sugar Grove IL 2 416.20 Bill Bischoff Dallas TX 3 380.02 Dale Gleason Valley View TX 4 243.41 Art Johnson Rockford IL TUESDAY Navy Carrier Sportsman 1 180.

AND DEDICATION TO AEROMODELING, PRESERVED FOR ALL TIME. OF FAME or go to www.modelaircraft.org to learn more. *please check with your tax preparer about this potential deduction as allowed by law.

Headquarters in Muncie, Indiana. The IAC has a beautifully-designed Walk of Fame that is a wonderful way for you to honor AMA, a loved one, your club, or your organization with a commemorative brick.

7 Scores 2012 National Aeromodeling Championships. Our apologies! In the Sunday, July 22, NatsNews, the names of the CL Combat winners were incorrect. Pictured R-L: Wayne Mc Daniel, first, Ed Bryz, second, and Rob Colombo, third. CL Carrier Nats Unofficial, Class 2, and AMA Sportsman WEDNESDAY Navy Carrier Class II Pete Mazur Sugar Grove IL Bill Bischoff Dallas TX Dale Gleason Valley View TX Art Johnson Rockford IL TUESDAY Navy Carrier Sportsman Ted Kraver Phoenix AZ THURSDAY: Unofficial/Provisional Events Navy Carrier Skyray Profile Pete Mazur Sugar Grove IL Art Johnson Rockford IL 3 ATT Burt Brokaw Tucson AZ Navy Carrier 15 Profile Sportsman Art Johnson Rockford IL Navy Carrier 15 Profile Expert Paul Smith Sterling Heights MI ATT Burt Brokaw Tucson AZ ATT Eric Conley Garnerville NV ATT Dave Wallick Ocklawaha FL THIS GIFT IS NOT ONLY TAX-DEDUCTIBLE,* IT IS A PERMANENT SYMBOL OF YOUR LOVE AND DEDICATION TO AEROMODELING, PRESERVED FOR ALL TIME. OF FAME or go to to learn more. *please check with your tax preparer about this potential deduction as allowed by law. The AMA Walk of Fame Beckons Take your place in aeromodeling history hen it W comes to aeromodeling in America there is one place above all others: the International Aeromodeling Center at AMA s Headquarters in Muncie, Indiana. The IAC has a beautifully-designed Walk of Fame that is a wonderful way for you to honor AMA, a loved one, your club, or your organization with a commemorative brick. At the IAC, bricks are on permanent display for all visitors to see. With your $100 donation to the Academy, a brick in the Walk of Fame will be engraved in black with the AMA wings and two lines reserved for your name, a friend, loved one, club, or organization. A $500 donation will secure a gold wings brick with logo and wording handsomely engraved in gold. At the $1,000 level, you will receive an 8 x 8-inch black granite brick engraved in gold. Your donation is considered a gift in support of the AMA. Navy Carrier E Profile Pete Mazur Sugar Grove IL Art Johnson Rockford IL Navy Carrier E Class I Art Johnson Rockford IL ATT Pete Mazur Sugar Grove IL Navy Carrier E Class II Eric Conley Garnerville NV Pete Mazur Sugar Grove IL

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